Educator Licensure

Requirements for Being Considered Highly Qualified

Pursuant to the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB),
all teachers who are the teacher of record in core academic
subjects are required to be "highly qualified" by
the end of the 2005-2006 school year. The core academic subjects
are: science, the arts (both music and the visual arts),
reading or language arts, English, history, economics, civics
and government, geography, foreign language, and mathematics.

There are differences between the criteria for being considered "highly
qualified" and some of the Illinois requirements for
various assignments. The "highly qualified" status
of an individual with respect to an assignment shall not
relieve any entity that is required to employ certified staff
of the obligation to observe the applicable Illinois requirements
for that assignment. Please refer to Part 25, Appendix D of the Illinois Administrative Rules for specific highly qualified requirements.